Events

Come join Mountains Restoration Trust for a morning outdoors at Juan Bautista de Anza Park! We’re working to restore the native grasslands in the west foothills. We’ll be planting native southern California plants, like purple needlegrass and creeping wildrye and flowering perennials and shrubs. Please arrive by 8:45 am and look for our group on the west[...]

“There is work that is isolating, harsh, destructive, specialized or trivialized into meaninglessness. And there is work that is restorative, convivial, dignified and dignifying, and pleasing.” -Wendell Berry Farming an acre with volunteers is no small feat. Many hands are needed, and we welcome yours. We invite you to come dig, weed, learn, teach, ask questions,[...]

Santa Barbara Channel Keeper (SBCK) Stream Team: Join Surfrider and SBCK as we visit stations throughout the Ventura River watershed, collect water samples, and do some hands-on field analysis. Ventura Stream Team sampling events take place quarterly, usually on the first Saturday of the corresponding month, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Pizza and soft[...]

“There is work that is isolating, harsh, destructive, specialized or trivialized into meaninglessness. And there is work that is restorative, convivial, dignified and dignifying, and pleasing.” -Wendell Berry Farming an acre with volunteers is no small feat. Many hands are needed, and we welcome yours. We invite you to come dig, weed, learn, teach, ask questions,[...]

Come help us remove crayfish from your creeks and streams! Crayfish are a non-native species to California, and they’re considered invasive because they cause quite a bit of damage to the aquatic ecosystems. They prey on native species, reduce water quality, and cause problems with creek bed erosion. We need your help in trapping and[...]

Come join Mountains Restoration Trust as we work with the National Park Service to restore native habitat in Newbury Park. You’ll be helping to maintain the land by removing invasive plants, mulching, and watering. We are working to return this critical habitat back to the oak woodland it once was after years of ranching and[...]

“There is work that is isolating, harsh, destructive, specialized or trivialized into meaninglessness. And there is work that is restorative, convivial, dignified and dignifying, and pleasing.” -Wendell Berry Farming an acre with volunteers is no small feat. Many hands are needed, and we welcome yours. We invite you to come dig, weed, learn, teach, ask questions,[...]

  “There is work that is isolating, harsh, destructive, specialized or trivialized into meaninglessness. And there is work that is restorative, convivial, dignified and dignifying, and pleasing.” -Wendell Berry Farming an acre with volunteers is no small feat. Many hands are needed, and we welcome yours. We invite you to come dig, weed, learn, teach, ask[...]

“There is work that is isolating, harsh, destructive, specialized or trivialized into meaninglessness. And there is work that is restorative, convivial, dignified and dignifying, and pleasing.” -Wendell Berry Farming an acre with volunteers is no small feat. Many hands are needed, and we welcome yours. We invite you to come dig, weed, learn, teach, ask questions,[...]

Join VLT staff to help remove non-native, invasive plant species, pick up trash that would make it into the river and water new plantings at the Ocean Friendly Garden along the bike trail. River Restoration events are a part of VLT's ongoing efforts to bring the Ventura River back to its natural state and make[...]